One of the legends told of King Solomon regards his decision concerning two mothers who both claimed a newborn baby was theirs. (A newly born baby had died the previous night and both mothers claimed the surviving baby was theirs) The King decided that since he couldn’t tell who was the actual mother, that the baby should be cut in two with each mother receiving half.  The real mother couldn’t bear to see her child killed and cried and cried.  She ultimately offered to allow the lying mother to have the baby so that her child could live.  Solomon, now knowing who the real mother was, awarded the baby to its rightful family.

When President Obama finally announced his policy on Afghanistan, he seemed to want to achieve contradictory goals simultaneously.  He told us that that Afghanistan was a vital national interest of the United States.  An interest so important, that tens of thousands of additional American soldiers needed to be quickly sent into battle.  Yet in the next breath, we were informed that they’d begin coming home in less than 18 months.

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